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Its actualy not that clean at the minute

- I feel guilty...  ...let me know if you need some elbow grease to assist cleaning after the tractor visited  

Thought I'd got an oil leak, then remembered you parked the tractor on my drive

Don't think it leaked oil when I got it  :-?

Only joking, was probably some of the gunge that came out of the rad

[TheBoy]

Its actualy not that clean at the minute

- I feel guilty...  ...let me know if you need some elbow grease to assist cleaning after the tractor visited  

Thought I'd got an oil leak, then remembered you parked the tractor on my drive

Don't think it leaked oil when I got it  :-?

Only joking, was probably some of the gunge that came out of the rad

Very possible

[Marks DTM Calib]

Ok, managed to get a couple of hours on the project this Pm, so jobs done

Remove and clean coolant bridge
Remove and clean heater bypass hoses
Remove oil filter
Remove crank sensor
Undo the two oil cooler to block unions
Disconnect oil cooler to cooler pipe banjo bolts
Unbolt and remove oil cooler
Remove B@stard bolt
Disconnect coolant bridge pipe from stat
Remove and clean stat
Clean and de-grease cooler plate to block and stat to block mating surfaces

Fit new oil cooler and plate using grey goo
Re-fit stat using grey goo
Re-connect oil cooler pipes to cooler and block
Re-fit crank sensor
Fit new oil filter (in prep)

That will give the grey goo until tomorrow morning to go off nicely before any more work is done in this area.

So, not a bad few hours work.....

Feast your eyes on this mess.......



So, its back onto the clean up and re-assembly stage now......

[TheBoy]

If only I could do that in that time, my tractor may be working  

[Markie]

If only I could do that in that time, my tractor may be working  

Aye same here....

Mark is it imperative to leave the sealant overnight?

[Marks DTM Calib]

Its preferable, idelay you want at least 12 hours before you get stinking hot pressurised coolant round it!

[Admin]

How the **** did you manage that in a couple of hours???  

Oh, and I always get nervous at the sight of an engine with no cambelt and no locking tools in place (unless you have done it!)  

Let me guess, there is some cleaning work waiting for me?  

[TheBoy]

Let me guess, there is some cleaning work waiting for me?  

He had to leave something for you to do

[Marks DTM Calib]

The crank was 60 deg before TDC......

Its not any more as the cambelt etc is all on, LPG re-plummed, inlet and plenum all fitted.....

But, rain stops play.....




Plus I have to take my little lad swimming at 2.00pm....

[Admin]

Good grief! That was done this morning??  

I have done an oil change on the Elite this morning and now wish I hadn't (not as recovered as I thought I was!)  

Besides, Daddy taking Will swimming? That is a novelty...  

[TheBoy]

Daddy taking Will swimming? That is a novelty...  

Will: "Daddy, daddy, I don't want to go done the big slide again."
Daddy: "Yes you do, because I'm too embarrassed to go up on my own"

[Marks DTM Calib]

Rads back in, coolant hoses all fitted and connected, air filter and coolant tank fitted....B@stard bolt fitted......coolant system filled......just need to fit the air injection pipes, multiram and change the oil (new filter already fitted).....then its fire up time!

Any way....time for swimming now.

[Admin]

I'm all excited!  

Just hacked off I can't get over there to see it (got too ambitious today!!)  

[Marks DTM Calib]

Ok.....oil drained and re-filled, inlet fitted, battery charged and fitted, general check round........



What do you mean.....of course it started first time without any fault light  .....little bit of cam noise but.....that should clear within 5 mins or so....

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Brill